How to choose the tour
Almost every Valley of Fire tour on this site starts in Las Vegas, so the first filter is where you sleep, the second is the language you want to be guided in, and the third is how much of the day and the budget you want to give to the park.
If you are staying on the Strip or downtown
Strip-area hotels are the easiest starting point. The small-group half day collects guests between 7:50 am and 8:40 am from eleven Strip-area points and runs 6 hours from $99 per adult, with park admission, a deli-style sandwich, snacks and bottled water included. The guided hike and the sunset tour both include hotel pickup and drop-off and last 5 hours, the sunset departure leaving at 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in winter and 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. in summer. A wider look at the Las Vegas departures sits on the tour overview and the half day comparison.
If you already have a car
Drivers who prefer to keep their own vehicle can take the self-guided audio drive, where GPS-triggered commentary in English plays more than 60 stories along a route of over 68 miles, from $13 per booking for everyone in the car and 2 to 3 hours of driving time without long stops.
Language
All eleven tours are led in English, whether by a driver-guide in the vehicle, a hiking guide on the trail, a lead rider on the ATV outing or the recorded audio on the self-guided drive. The private day gives the most room to ask questions, since the guide works with one group only for 6 to 10 hours.
Budget
Starting prices run from $13 per booking for the audio drive and $98 per adult on the cheapest half day up to $448 per adult for the self-drive Jeep. The best value on a first visit is the 6-hour small-group half day from $99, rated 5.0 ★ across 4125 reviews. The tours including admission page gathers the five departures that list park entrance among their inclusions, which keeps the cost of the day in one figure.
Interest and pace
Photographers should start with the photo tour options, built around the sunset departure and the small-group half day. Active travellers who want dust rather than viewpoints have the 3-hour ATV tour, 5.5 hours door to door from $199 per adult with one rider per quad, and the self-drive Jeep trip through the Logandale Trails System, for drivers new to off-road tracks.
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